A High-school Dictionary of the English Language Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Synonymous: With an Appendix Containing Various Useful Tables : Mainly Abridged from the Latest Edition of the Quarto Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison,Phinney, Blakeman & Company, 1873 - 415 pages |
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... force , than in an accented sylla- speakers in this country give the same brief ble ; as in ăs - sign ' , con'duct , conflict , & c . In sound of long a to this letter when it occurs in many words of this class , however , the vowel an ...
... force , than in an accented sylla- speakers in this country give the same brief ble ; as in ăs - sign ' , con'duct , conflict , & c . In sound of long a to this letter when it occurs in many words of this class , however , the vowel an ...
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... force of the voice is on the last pered t . On the other hand , the s in winds is syllable , and secondary , as in super - in - tend ' , vocalized , or assumes the sound of z , for the where the first syllable is distinguished by a sake ...
... force of the voice is on the last pered t . On the other hand , the s in winds is syllable , and secondary , as in super - in - tend ' , vocalized , or assumes the sound of z , for the where the first syllable is distinguished by a sake ...
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... force , forcible ; true , truism . from being inaccurately pronounced long in the derivatives . These words are chiefly those end- ing in 1 , with also a few of other terminations . The following list , the words in which are chiefly ...
... force , forcible ; true , truism . from being inaccurately pronounced long in the derivatives . These words are chiefly those end- ing in 1 , with also a few of other terminations . The following list , the words in which are chiefly ...
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... force of single words . They their compounds , are the principal examples ; are the following ; namely , some compounds namely , life , lives ; knife , knives ; wife , wives ; of all and well ; as , almighty , almost , alone , leaf ...
... force of single words . They their compounds , are the principal examples ; are the following ; namely , some compounds namely , life , lives ; knife , knives ; wife , wives ; of all and well ; as , almighty , almost , alone , leaf ...
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... force of a simple word , the plural of the compound is commonly formed like that of any other word of the same termination ; as , cupful , cupfuls . § 149 ( 27 ) . There are many words , besides those mentioned in the preceding ...
... force of a simple word , the plural of the compound is commonly formed like that of any other word of the same termination ; as , cupful , cupfuls . § 149 ( 27 ) . There are many words , besides those mentioned in the preceding ...
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